Egg opener



M. 1.. Rose EGG OPENER 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 5, 1937 July 20, 1.937

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Patented July 20, 1937 EGG OPENER Merle L. Rose, Conway, Ark.

Appiication January 5,

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in egg openers and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel construction through the medium of which eggs may be expeditiously opened in a neat, sanitary and generally satisfactory manner.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a device of the aforementioned character which is adapted to open various sizes of eggs.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an egg opener of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken n1 connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an egg opener constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation .of the invention.

Figure 4 is a view in tion through the device.

Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of one of the blades.

Figure 6 is a detail of the egg supports.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pair of complemental handles I of suitable fiat metal which are connected at one end by a tubular pivot 2. A their free ends the handles I terminate in inturned hooks 3 for the reception of the second fingers of the hands of the operator when handles I are yieldingly urged toward each other through the medium of a spring 4 which includes a coil 5 at an intermediate point extending through the tubular pivot 2. The spring 4 terminates at its ends in hooks 6 which are engaged over the outer edges of the handles I.

It will be noted that the handles I are adapted for abutting engagement with each other when in closed position. The inner portions of the handles I have formed therein opposed, comvertical longitudinal secview in perspective of one 1937, Serial No. 119,140 (Cl. 1462) plemental recesses I which, in conjunction with each other, define a substantially oval opening 8 for the reception of the eggs to be opened. Notches g in the handles I communicate with the opening 8 on the side thereof which is remote from the pivotally connected ends of said handles. igidly secured, as at It, beneath the handles I at the ends of the opening 8 are metallic egg holders or supports which are designated generally by the reference numeral I i. The reference numeral I2 designates substantially U shaped, resilient blade carriers which are rigidly secured, as at I3, beneath the handles I adjacent the side of the opening 8 which the pivotal connection of said handles. The resilient blade carriers I2 extend longitudinally beneath the opening 8 and have their free end portions engaged in the notches 9, said free end portions projecting above the handles I, as at I4, for receiving the thumbs of the operator when an egg is being opened. Rigidly mounted on the carriers I2, adjacent the free ends thereof but below the handles I, are blades I5 of substantially the construction shown to advantage in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The blades I5 are in side abutting engagement with each other when the device is closed.

The egg supports II comprise arcuate arms It extending downwardly and inwardly beneath the opening 8, said arms projecting transversely beneath the blade carriers I2 at intermediate points and being looped back thereover, as at ll, in a manner to secure and support said blade carriers. The arms I? are again reversed and terminate in complemental forks or yokes I8 on which the egg to be opened is mounted. As best seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the complemental forks or yokes I8, when the device is in closed position, provide a substantially oval support for receiving the egg to be opened.

Briefly, the operation of the device is as follows:

The egg to be opened is mounted on the supporting forks or yokes I8 and the second or large fingers of the hands are engaged in the hooks 3 from the under sides of the handles i. With the index fingers engaged with the outer longitudinal edges of the handles I, the thumbs are engaged with the upstanding portions Id of the blade carriers I2 and pressed inwardly in a manner to cause the blades I5 to penetrate the shell of the egg. The handles I are then opened against the tension of the spring 4 and the blades I5, still projecting into the egg, open the shell thereof. The resilient blade carriers may then be released is adjacent to facilitate the removal of the broken egg shell from the device.

It is believed that the many advantages of an egg opener constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An egg opener comprising a pair of substantially fiat handles pivotally connected at one end, said handles having opposed, complemental recesses therein defining, in conjunction with each other, a substantially oval, transversely extending opening for the reception of an egg, said handles further having notches therein communicating with the opening at one side thereof, substantially U-shaped, resilient members secured, at one end, to the handles at the opposite side of the opening and extending longitudinally beneath said opening, the free end portions of said resilient members being en-' gaged in the notches and projecting above the handles, blades on the resilient members adjacent the free ends thereof and adapted to penetrate the shell of the egg, and means for supporting the egg.

2. An egg opener comprising a pair of substantially flat handles pivotally connected at one end, said handles having opposed, complemental recesses therein defining, in conjunction with each other, a substantially oval, transversely extending opening for the reception of an egg, said handles ftu'ther having notches therein communicating with the opening at one side thereof, substantially U-shaped, resilient members secured, at one end, to the handles at the opposite side of the opening and extending longitudinally beneath said opening, the free end portions of said resilient members being engaged in the notches and projecting above the handles, blades on the resilient members adjacent the free ends thereof and adapted to penetrate the shell of the egg, and means for supporting the egg, said means including arcuate arms secured beneath the handles at the ends of the opening and extending downwardly and inwardly beneath said opening, said arms being looped over the resilient members and terminating in adapted to penetrate the shell of the egg.

4. An egg opener comprising a pair of pivotally connected handles having opposed, complemental recesses therein defining, in conjunction with each other, an opening for the reception of an egg, a pair of substantially U-shaped resilient members secured at one end to the handles and extending beneath the opening and projecting through the opening and terminating above the handles, inwardly projecting blades on the other end portions of said resilient members adapted to penetrate the shell of the egg, the free end portions of the resilient members projecting above the handles, and supporting members mounted on the handles and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom beneath the openings and secured to said resilient members, and complemental forks on the secondnamed members adapted to receive and support the egg.

,5. An egg opener comprising a pair of substantially flat handles, a tubular pivot connecting the handles at one end, a spring for yieldingly urging the handles toward each other, said spring including a coil extending through the tubular pivot and further including hooks engaged with the outer longitudinal edges of the handles, inturned hooks on the free ends of the handles, said handles having opposed, complemental recesses therein defined, in conjunction with each other. a substantially oval opening for the reception of an egg, substantially U-shaped resilient members secured, at one end, to the handles and extending beneath the opening, and projecting upwardly through the opening and terminating above the handles, inwardly projecting blades mounted on the free end portions of said resilient members and adapted to penetrate the shell of the egg.

MERLE; L. ROSE. 

